As the US national team prepares to take on South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge, one of the young players head Bob Bradley will be leaning on is 18 year old central defender Gale Agbossoumonde.

United States Under-20 head coach Thomas Rongen has named former DC United great and Bolivian international Jaime Moreno to be his assistant coach for the upcoming Torneo de Las Americas in Atlanta later this month.

After enjoying a breakout summer with the US U20 national team, forward Omar Salgado recently returned from a successful two week training session with Everton FC in preparation for the upcoming MLS draft.

With less than a year to go until the 2011 U20 World Cup, one of the players who is beginning to emerge for the US team is left back Bryan de la Fuente who also recently signed his first professional contract with Chivas USA.

Despite being one of the most promising young American players, US Under-20 central defender Gale Agbossoumonde is currently without a club and will look to join a new team at the next transfer window.

As the US U20 national team prepares to head to Peru next week to participate in the Cuadrangular Internacional Tournament, one of the players who will look to put in a strong performance is right back Emilio Orozco.